UFC

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jared Cannonier beat Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Arman Tsarukyan beat Joaquim Silva by knockout in the co-main event at lightweight.
  • Six of the twelve results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

Jared Cannonier

11Jared Cannonier vs Marvin Vettori

Middleweight
Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Marvin Vettori
JS

Joaquim Silva vs Arman Tsarukyan2

Lightweight
Knockout R3 3:25
Arman Tsarukyan
Armen Petrosyan

Armen Petrosyan vs Christian Leroy Duncan13

Middleweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Christian Leroy Duncan
PS

Pat Sabatini vs Lucas Almeida

Featherweight
Submission R2 1:48
LA
Nikolas Motta

Nikolas Motta vs Manuel Torres15

Lightweight
Knockout R1 1:50
Manuel Torres
ND

Nicolas Dalby vs Muslim Salikhov

Welterweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Muslim Salikhov

Preliminary card

Jimmy Flick

Jimmy Flick vs Alessandro Costa

Flyweight
Knockout R2 1:03
Alessandro Costa
KK

Kyung Ho Kang vs Cristian Quinonez

Bantamweight
Submission R1 2:25
CQ
Denys Bondar

Denys Bondar vs Carlos Hernandez

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 4:59
CH
Tereza Bleda

Tereza Bleda vs Gabriella Fernandes15

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
GF
Ronnie Lawrence

Ronnie Lawrence vs Dan Argueta

Bantamweight
No Contest · Overturned R1 2:20
DA
Modestas Bukauskas

Modestas Bukauskas vs Zac Pauga

Light heavyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ZP
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jared Cannonier beat Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Arman Tsarukyan beat Joaquim Silva by knockout at 3:25 of round three at lightweight.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Manuel Torres, who stopped Nikolas Motta at 1:50 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Arman Tsarukyan's knockout of Joaquim Silva, 13 minutes and 25 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 11 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of six, against two of the five below it. Alessandro Costa (knockout, round two) and Kyung Ho Kang (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Five ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Eight weight classes were used, middleweight most often with two bouts.